Flatworld

Not to be confused with Flatland.

Flatworld
Directed byDaniel Greaves
Written byDaniel Greaves
Produced byDaniel Greaves
Nigel Pay
Patrick Veale
Music byJulian Nott
Release date
  • 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) (UK)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom

Flatworld is a 1997 animated short directed by Daniel Greaves and produced by Nigel Pay and Patrick Veale.[1] The film was created using a combination of cardboard cut-outs and traditional cel animation.[2] It premiered on 18 July 1997 on the Locomotion channel, which broadcast the film alongside The Making of Flatworld, a documentary in which the personnel involved showed how the film was made through a series of interviews.[3]

The film was nominated for the BAFTA Awards[4] and was the winner of more than thirty international awards, including the Mclaren Award for Best Animation.[5]

  1. ^ Flatworld (1997), retrieved 28 May 2019
  2. ^ "Flatworld Cartoon". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Flatworld - [locomotion.com] - TV". Locomotion. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ "25 Years of the McLaren Award 1995-1999". Skwigly. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2019.